The Surprise Departure From Russell McVeagh
Russell McVeagh departure of Polly Pope
Russell McVeagh Grows Partnership with Four New Partners
Leading commercial law firm Russell McVeagh is further growing its partnership with key home-grown senior talents – Alex MacDuff, Bevan Peachey, Hannah Wilson and Michael Loan – being promoted to partner (subject to completing Law Society requirements). Spanning the firm’s Litigation, Banking & Finance, and Corporate Advisory practice groups, the appointments follow on from the firm’s appointment of Real Estate & Construction partner, Doran Wyatt,
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The 2023 LawFuel Gender Survey of New Zealand Law Firms
Women In New Zealand Law – The 2023 Stats As women are the majority of lawyers in New Zealand and as gender equality remains elusive for many law firms, the annual LawFuel survey of gender equality among New Zealand firms does show an ongoing, albeit slow trend toward reaching the levels most in the profession
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D Day For Eric Watson
A bankruptcy hearing against Eric Watson is set following recent legal action over loans and debts due from him
Who Is Dick DeGuerin, The Octogenerian Texas Law Star?
Who is Dick DeGuerin the Texas legal star?
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The ‘Fearsome’ Law Firm List: What Makes A Fearsome Firm?
What gets a law firm onto the BTI Fearsome Firm List?
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Russell McVeagh expands private client offering with new special counsel
In a somewhat different move for a major law firm, Russell McVeagh have recruited a long-time private practice, self-employed lawyer who practised for eight years in her own practice in the private law arena, focused on trust, estate and relationship property issues. Priscilla Brown previously worked for both MinterEllisonRuddWatts and TGT Legal Russell McVeagh has
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Former Norton Rose Risk Lawyer Joins Linklaters to Set Up New Team
Law firms are increasingly moving into the risk advisory space and Linklaters have now moved to set up their own risk advisory practice by hiring Nortonn Rose’s Jane Caskey, former Global Head of their Risk Advisory practice. The Linklaters media release is below: Linklaters announces the appointment of Jane Caskey as Global Head of Risk
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Chapman Tripp’s Swanky New Offices Win Award
Chapman Tripp are delighted in their new offices in Wellington having won an ArchitectureNow award for the fitout of their new offices in the Deloitte building, Customhouse Quay. The new offices, over two levels, accommodate around 130 people in the building, providing a combination of reception, amenity and meeting spaces. The judges described the fitout